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我用键盘打字
wǒ yòng jiàn pán dǎ zì
I type on my keyboard · trad. 我用鍵盤打字

我用键盘打字 (wǒ yòng jiànpán dǎzì) is the most common and natural way to say "I type on my keyboard" in Mandarin Chinese. The verb 打字 (dǎzì) specifically means "to type" (literally "to strike characters"), and 键盘 (jiànpán) is "keyboard."

When to use it

Neutral and widely applicable. If the context is clear, you can simply say 我打字 (wǒ dǎzì) to mean "I'm typing." You can specify the device by replacing 键盘 with 电脑 (diànnǎo, computer) or 手机 (shǒujī, phone).

How to pronounce it

Sounds roughly like "wuh YONG jee-en-PAN dah-DZUH." The tones are a third tone, a falling tone, a fourth tone, a second tone, and two fourth tones.

Other ways to say it

  • 我打字wǒ dǎ zìI type (general, context implies device)
  • 我在电脑上打字wǒ zài diàn nǎo shàng dǎ zìI'm typing on the computer
  • 我在手机上打字wǒ zài shǒu jī shàng dǎ zìI'm typing on my phone

Examples

我每天都用键盘打字。
wǒ měi tiān dōu yòng jiàn pán dǎ zì 。
I type on my keyboard every day.
他打字很快。
tā dǎ zì hěn kuài 。
He types very fast.
你在打字吗？
nǐ zài dǎ zì ma ？
Are you typing? (often implies on a device)
Pro tip: The verb 打字 (dǎzì) is a common verb-object compound: 打 (dǎ, to strike/hit) + 字 (zì, character/word). When specifying the device you are typing 'on,' you can use 用 (yòng, to use) before the device, or 在...上 (zài...shàng, on/at...) after the verb.

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